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O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.